A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 199 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia (124 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 97.043 East, latitude 0.8049 North, depth = 29.12 km. Global time and date of event 28/08/15 / 2015-08-28 00:57:52 / August 28, 2015 @ 12:57 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.12 km (18 miles). Id of earthquake: us100035l7. Event ids that are associated: us100035l7. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:57:52 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 199 km SSE of Sinabang, Indonesia.
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